Puzzled Pint

Puzzled Pint is a monthly, casual, social puzzle solving event. It is held every second Tuesday in 50+ cities around the world,[1] with every location using the same puzzles. The global monthly attendance exceeds 3000. It follows the pattern of a conference-room style puzzle hunt, with teams receiving packets of 4-5 puzzles, usually with the answers feeding into a final Metapuzzle.

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Most cities rotate the location to a new bar every month. The Friday before each event, a location puzzle is posted to the website. Solving this puzzle will lead players to that month's “secret” location.

Puzzled Pint is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run event,[2] with a goal of introducing new players to the world of puzzlehunts. The emphasis is on the casual nature of the evening. The puzzles are not as advanced or numerous as day-long or weekend puzzle events, and hints are always free. An archive of all previous puzzles is on the website and available under a flexible Creative Commons license so that they may be repurposed for other events and activities.

History
  • Puzzled Pint was originally 5 people in July 2010 in Portland, Oregon; that city now sees a regular attendance of at least 100 players.[3]
  • It expanded to include Seattle in October 2012.
  • Additional cities have been added over the years, to the current count of 60 locations and 3113 players in August 2018.[4]

Themes

Puzzled Pint has had a theme every month since September 2010. The first two months had puzzles with no common theme.

  • 2010
    • September: Pirates
    • October: Brewing beer
    • November: Fantasy video games
    • December: Lesser-known holidays
  • 2011
    • January: Sports
    • February: A blind date
    • March: William Shakespeare
    • April: Condiments
    • May: Games
    • June: Flags
    • July: A pub crawl to celebrate the first anniversary
    • August: Round things
    • September: Space
    • October: An exam
    • November: Political campaigning
    • December: A Christmas party
  • 2012
    • January: Calendars
    • February: Wedding planning
      • Note: This was a sequel to the February 2011 Puzzled Pint.
    • March: The wedding itself
      • Note: This was the first Puzzled Pint to continue on from the previous month.
    • April: Time travel
    • May: Water safety
    • June: Bicycles
    • July: A birthday party
    • August: The WarTron Game
      • Note: No puzzles are available online.
    • September: The number 8
    • October: Dogs
    • November: Webcomics
      • Note: The first Puzzled Pint to include a Bonus Puzzle that could optionally be solved.
    • December: Star Wars
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
    • January: The X-Men
    • February: Phobias
    • March: Mythology
    • April: The A-Team
    • May: Robotics
      • Note: Based on puzzles from JoCo Crazy Cruise 5.
    • June: TV Shows
    • July: The city of Portland, Oregon
    • August: Semaphore
    • September: Doctor Who (using ClueKeeper)
    • October: None, just a mystery theme.
    • November: The Big Lebowski
    • December: The TV show "Mad Men"
  • 2016
    • January: A crime scene
    • February: The poems of Shel Silverstein
    • March: A comic book mystery
    • April: Queens
    • May: Parks And Recreation
    • June: A brewery tour
    • July: Secret societies
    • August: The "Star Trek" series
    • September: Rats
    • October: Elections
    • November: Voting results
      • Note: Was held a week later due to the U.S. elections.
    • December: Dungeons And Dragons
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
    • January: Friends
    • February: Planning an art heist
    • March: The Dark Crystal
    • April: Rivalries
    • May: High school
    • June: The Crystal Maze
    • July: The space race
    • August: The Muppet Show
    • September: Dimensions
    • October: Haunted House
    • November: Music
    • December: Die Hard
  • 2020
  • 2021
    • January: BuzzFeed
    • February: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
    • March: Life in 2020
    • April: Greek mythology
    • May: Steven Universe
    • June: Chess
    • July: Hercule Poirot
    • August: Vikings
    • September: Tenet
    • October: Condiments
    • November: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
    • December: Gilligan's Island
  • 2022
    • January: Avatar: The Last Airbender
    • February: Spiritfarer
    • March: Internet shopping

References
  1. "Puzzled Pint, Cities". Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  2. "Puzzled Pint Charter". Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  3. "A Little Puzzling With Your Guzzling". Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  4. "Twitter: @PuzzledPint, New record". Retrieved 2018-09-02.
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